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SUMMER SCHOOL
The first edition of an intensive summer workshop led by the D’Epog ensemble and director Lucia Repašská focused on the fundamental principles of the performer’s psycho-physical training. The guest instructor was Róbert Nižník — an actor, musician, and teacher whose work moves between physical, dance, and musical theatre.
During the week-long workshop, participants had the opportunity, under the individual guidance of the instructors, to explore the basics of acting training and to experience the process of shaping meaning — from the emergence of a psycho-physical impulse to the fixation of an action.
This hands-on introduction to the ensemble’s methods offered a comprehensive insight into the creative approach of the D’Epog collective and served as the best way to establish long-term collaboration.
Róbert Nižník
Co-founder and long-time member (2001-2015) of the international theatre studio Farm in the Cave, where, as both creator and performer, he participated in several critically acclaimed productions – Dark Love Sonnets (2002); Journey to the Station (2003); Sclavi/The Song of an Emigrant (2004); Waiting Room (2005); The Theatre (2010). Author of the international multi-genre project TEHELŇA (2012). He is currently collaborating with the dance ensemble VerTe Dance on its projects Learned Helplessness (2013) and Correction (2014).